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Roots of resistance : a story of the underground railroad
- Summary
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Recounts the story of the underground railroad through narratives of escaped slaves. Includes interviews with descendants of slaves and slave holders of Somerset Place, a plantation in North Caroli...
Recounts the story of the underground railroad through narratives of escaped slaves. Includes interviews with descendants of slaves and slave holders of Somerset Place, a plantation in North Carolina, who describe the personal danger and terrible risk involved in each slave's departure.
Details
- Creator
- produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell ; co-produced by Susan Bellows ; writer, Theodore Thomas ; a Roja Productions film for the American experience ; presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles
- Included Title
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- American experience (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [United States] : PBS Video, 1990
- Physical Details
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- 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.+ 1 discussion sheet
- OCLC
- ocm21009843
- Credits
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- David McCullough, introduction
- Director of photography, Michael Chin ; editor, Gail Yasunaga ; narrator, Ruby Dee ; research, Susan Bellows, Saundra Sharp, et al. ; executive producer, Judy Crichton
- Presented as part of the PBS series The American experience.
- Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subjects
- Underground Railroad.
- Fugitive slaves -- North Carolina.
- Enslaved persons -- North Carolina -- Social conditions.
- Plantation life -- North Carolina.
- Slavery -- United States.
- Enslaved persons -- United States -- Social conditions.
- Somerset Place (N.C.) -- History.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.